Mainland Southeast Asia Unit 8-Southeast Asia. Population Density.
Southeast asia
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Geography
Look at map on p. 212
Discussion: #1-3
Trade Routes
Ships sailed with the windsNortheast in summerSouthwest in winter
Traded spices Major ports for ships
from China, East Africa, Middle east, and India
Women in Southeast Asia
More equality for women
Many female merchants
Some became rulers of local areas
Matrilineal family inheritance
Indian Culture spreads to Southeast Asia Religion
HinduismBuddhismIslam
○ Today, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world
Pagan Kingdom Located in present day Myanmar Buddhist kingdom Stupas
Dome-shaped shrines Conquered by the Mongols in 1287
Khmer Empire
Located in present day Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia
Borrowed a lot of culture from India Many rulers were Hindu Common people were buddhists Great temple at Angkor Wat
Srivijaya Located in
Indonesia Controlled strait
of Malacca- trade!
Hinduism and Buddhism
Vietnam